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It is so sad that the children in today's cruel world have disconnected themselves from reality through a constant on-line, on-text existence. I wonder if they see the ones they are bullying as only characters in a game and have no concept that it is a living, breathing human being with feelings who one day had hopes and aspirations. I wonder if they realize that their "fun" of bullying has taken away those hopes and aspirations. I wonder if their brains have become so twisted by the games they play that in their subconscious mind if that person commits suicide, they will just pop up and come back to life like the characters do in those games. I wonder if we can rewire their brains or if it is already too late. I hope not. It is heartbreaking to see the pain in this child's eyes even in the picture below. I agree, Hiram, we as parents and grandparents need to make crystal clear to our kids that it is unacceptable to be unkind. We need to teach them to be the ONE in school and other environments who will stand up for the kids being bullied, even if that will turn the attacks their way. We need to give them the personal foundation of knowing who they are and that what others think or say to them is irrelevant: that the attacks more than likely come from a place where THAT individual is insecure or hurting. We need to teach them that if someone doesn't like them or what they do it is the bully's problem, not theirs. Thank you for what you do, Hiram. We need more like you in our society.

In the United States we have the national Stop Bullying Program www.stopbullying.gov This is viewed as a critical problem, because the variable is directly associated with our national school shootings crisis. See: The Columbine Massacre: In the Killer's Mind documentary streaming: Daily Motion https://lnkd.in/ep7gDu3f Note: From the 2000–01 to 2021–22 school years, there were 1,375 school shootings at public and private elementary and secondary schools, resulting in 515 deaths and 1,161 injuries. -- USA Facts https://lnkd.in/eS39w5rv Mental Health -- The Bigger Picture In 2023, we saw 111,000 overdose deaths. More than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. That's approximately 67 million Americans. 1 in 20 with severe mental illness The Bigger Picture In 2023, we saw 111,000 overdose deaths. More than 1 in 5 US (67 million) adults live with a mental illness. 1 in 20 with a severe mental illness (1.6 million). In 1990, Stephen Apatow opened the toll free first hotline (1-800-Say-No-To-Drugs) www.cycleacrossamerica.org that provided access to the Federal Resource for Drug and Alcohol Information, through the National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information (NCADI). This project was the largest touch outreach ever coordinated through the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. Note: This was the time period when state funding for mental hospitals dried up and with put patients on the streets without access to meds, wishing the patients and citizens of the United States, good luck. In 1992, NCADI transitioned to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. The NCADI hotline became the 988 Suicide and Crisis Infoline (the national 911 for mental health support). The 988 Suicide and Crisis Infoline is a 24/7/365 access point for mental health counseling support. Then in 1993, his Run Across America for Community Service www.runacrossamerica.org spotlighted youth leadership engagement with unmet needs analysis and executive directors of frontline service programs, in 133 cities from Washington, DC to San Francisco, California. In 1994, Humanitarian Resource Institute was formed, and mission expanded to every city/county area of the United States, with the formation of the HRI:FEMA National City/County Emergency Management Support Network. Stephen M. Apatow, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Officer, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Certified Sailing Rescue Swimmer is CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Anti-Terrorism Officer: Director, Global Special Operations Network, Member of the War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, and an Ordained Licensed Ministry Chaplain. -- IMPACT2024 - Youth Leadership & C-Suite Development Programs: HRI: H-II OPSEC, 22 June 2024. https://bit.ly/4cQSUak

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